Refresh Token for .NET Headless Data Sync cs project

Bill Saunders · May 2020

Hi all,

I'm trying to get to grips with the Headless Data Sync project (https://github.com/blackbaud/skyapi-headless-data-sync) that was published on GH by blackbaud the other day.

I'm hitting a wall when it comes to the refresh tokens. The readme says:

For the first time, run the console app providing the refresh token as an argument.


dotnet run --refreshtoken <refreshtoken><br/><br/>Fundamental question: where do I get the refresh token from? I've got the app authorised, so have the ID and Secret, but no idea about the refresh token.

I'm reasonably familiar with c# and .NET, but completely new to APIs. I would really appreciate an idiot-proof answer.

Cheers all,

Bill

Steven Cinquegrana · May 2020

Hi Bill,

You'll need to get the Refresh Token using a separate utility app, for example, where you would provide your SKY credentials, etc.

You're welcome to use one of the demonstration .NET applications provided with our SKYLib.NET SKY API library and SDK. In rate-limited mode, SKYLib.NET is free to use. You can enter your details, make any API call and get hold of your Refresh Token:

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Once you have this, the headless app will be able to obtain a fresh set of tokens and away you go. Of course, unfortunately there is always a possibility that at some point the unattended app's token set will get corrupted or become out-of-sync due to network issues, etc and the manual initialization will need to be redone. One of the downsides to oAuth I'm afraid.

I hope that helps.

Steve Cinquegrana | CEO and Principal Developer | Protégé Solutions

Bill Saunders · May 2020

Hi Steve,

Thanks so much for your answer – really
helpful.

I had actually been planning to explore
SKYLib.NET, but hadn’t got round to it. Perhaps I will look at that
first. Would it be okay to fire some questions in your direction if
need be?

Best wishes,

Bill

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Steven Cinquegrana · May 2020

Hi Bill,

Sure, ask away. I'd recommend having a play with the demonstration applications in the first instance. These are provided as full-source code VB and C#.NET projects and are there for you to experiment with, change, adapt to your own use, etc.

Just an aside, SKYLib.NET has built-in code to flexibly manage outages (eg Blackbaud server outages, network failures, etc) and even call quota exhaustion, which is particularly important for unattended/headless applications to avoid manual reauthorization.

Cheers, Steve

Refresh Token for .NET Headless Data Sync cs project

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